Libris Demonica


Chapter 7


by Weirdbard



Sailor Moon bolted in through the ruins of her house's front door and without pause raced up the stairs to her room. Not even bothering to change back to Serena she jerked open her closet and started stuffing some clothes into a bag. So intently was she on gathering some things up she didn't even notice as the wall behind her desk rippled as though it suddenly had become liquid. Soundlessly a hole opened in the wall and the Necronomicon book flipped through the hole and landed on her desk standing on end with the face staring hungrily at Sailor Moon's back.
The eyes of the book glowed for a moment and the red hazy bubble was once again around it and Sailor Moon.


Suddenly Sailor Moon stopped her desperate search for clothing and slumped bonelessly to the floor.


"What am I doing?" She thought to herself despondently."As Sailor Moon there is no where I can run to that Tuxedo Mask can't track me to, and as Serena I am no match for the Sailor Scouts. I don't even have enough money to get out of Tokyo, let alone Japan!"
Sailor Moon once again stared at the hole in her right hand as it continued to slightly ooze blood.


"I can't run and I can't bring myself to harm my ex-friends and my ex-love of my life. What else is left for me to do?"


Holding her hand out Sailor Moon once again summoned the Spiral Heart Moon Wand. Hearing a noise at her bedroom door Sailor Moon jerked her head and saw Mini Moon standing there.


Mini Moon wanted desperately to run to her future mother's arms but seeing Sailor Moon holding the deadly Spiral Wand, she remained frozen at the door.


"Don't worry my precious Little Lady. I don't know why you hate me so and want me dead but mommy will make everything all right." Serena her eyes with a almost glassy stare to them said to her.


Mini Moon swallowed nervously. Was Sailor Moon planning on attacking her with the wand?


Mini Moon's eyes widened with terror as she saw Sailor Moon not point the wand at her but turn it so that the business end of the wand was pointing at Sailor Moon's own chest.


"Always remember that I loved you my precious Little Lady." Sailor Moon said sadly. "Moon Wand Self Annihilate....." Sailor Moon started to say.


The book watching in glee had once again lowered the power to it's bubble thinking that Sailor Moon was planning on killing Mini Moon. It however, was just as thrilled when it realized that Sailor Moon planned on killing herself.


Suddenly a single rose came hurtling from the direction of the room's window and hitting the wand in Sailor Moon's hand and knocked it spinning from her grip to land next to Mini Moon's foot before Sailor Moon could complete her attack on herself.


Sailor Moon looked in shock and horror at the window and saw Tuxedo Mask standing beside the window. One hand still on the upper frame of the window.


"What do you all want from me?!" She cried. "I am willing to die if that is what you all want and it's obvious that is what you want. I just don't want to be killed by my friends, my future child or my ex-Love!"


Tuxedo Mask with tears in his eyes started to cross to where Sailor Moon was trembling but stopped as he saw the red hazy bubble around her brighten. He knew that meant the book had increased the strength of the bubble again and he would only bounce off of it.


"I don't want you to die Serena!" He cried. "I love you! All your friends and Rini does too!"


Inside the bubble all Serena heard was. "You are going to die today Serena. That's true but it won't be as easy as killing yourself. All of us held a lottery and the lucky winner is the one that get's to kill you!"


Hearing a noise, Sailor Moon glanced back at Mini Moon and saw the other scouts come in through the door behind her. Holding her damaged right hand protectively with her left hand over the center of her chest Serena looked at them in horror. Raising her hands in a warding off gesture she backed away. Right towards where the book was sitting on the desk behind her. The mouth on the book widened revealing a black hole behind it's tiny jagged teeth. The scouts in horror could see traces of drool on the edges of the book's mouth as it waited for Sailor Moon to unknowingly back into it.


"I can't believe this is happening!" Sailor Moon thought to herself. "It was just a few days ago that I was so happy! I had the love of my boyfriend and my future daughter. I had a deep abiding friendship with all my friends. What happened?" She thought as she took a few more steps backwards. "Everything seemed to fall apart when I bought that horrible book!"


Suddenly as if sensing danger from behind her, Sailor Moon twirled around to face the book. The brooch on her chest opening to reveal the Silver Imperial Crystal. Not even being able to see the book or having any idea why, Sailor Moon yelled out. "Moon Crystal Saving Grace!"


A blinding white light shot out of the center of the crystal and smashed into the center of the book. The book only had a brief moment to yell out in anger and loss and then it was gone. Exploding into burning pages that fluttered down and started small fires in the room. The scouts blinded by the pure light of the crystal, blinked a few times in amazement. Not only was the book gone, so was the desk and much of the wall behind the desk. Their amazement turned to shock as Sailor Moon's eyes rolled up in her head and she fell backwards. Before she could even hit the floor, she was de-transforming back to Serena.


Tuxedo Mask with a mad dash managed to get under her before she could slam into the hard floor.


Mercury stood still in shock for a moment and then calling on her abilities she put out the small fires that were threatening to burn Serena's house down.


Rini de-transforming herself, ran to where Tuxedo Mask was gently holding Serena. "Mommy! Is she going to be all right?!" She asked looking to where Sailor Pluto was standing by the door.


"Serena has had her mind controlled and abused by Necronomicon. She will be disoriented and confused when she wakes. She might have trouble deciding what is real and what were mere illusions that book put her through. She is also going to be very weak and tired when she comes to. Our future queen has met and defeated one of the worst horrors that ever plagued the Moon Kingdom." Pluto said proud of her.


Sailor Uranus looked around at the ruined room. "She is also going to have a hell of a lot explaining to do to her parents when they get back too."


Sailor Mars looking around nodded her head. "We can't leave her here, that's for sure. This room is a total write off and there is not even a front door to the house now."


Sailor Neptune looked at a guilty looking Sailor Uranus. "Me and Uranus will work on the house. Why don't you take her back to the temple for her to recover?"


"Work on the house?!" Uranus asked in disbelief. "I am not a carpenter! I don't know the first thing about it! My skills are in auto racing remember?!"


Neptune smiled at Uranus and reaching out she tapped her on the end of her nose. "Then I guess you are just going to have to add to your skills then aren't you?"


Tuxedo Mask, his eyes still glued on the fallen woman in his arms, added his own comments to the conversation. "It won't do for people to see the scouts carrying a unconscious girl to Raye's temple in broad daylight. I will de-transform and go get my car. The rest of you de-transform as well and gather whatever you think Serena will need. I will be back in a short time and we can then drive her to Raye's.